презентация праздника "Thanksgiving Day"

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Thanksgiving Day American Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November.

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Thanksgiving day is the most important day in the American year. People go to church and families come together for the day. Thanksgiving Day

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People decorate their houses with the fruit and flowers of autumn and prepare traditional American food : roast turkey, potatoes and pumpkin. Thanksgiving Day

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History J.A. Brownscombe . «Празднование первого Дня Благодарения»

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In 1620 first colonists came to America and began a new life there. In the autumn of 1621 the people had there first harvest. It was rather good. The colonists decided to have a special dinner. They wanted to thank God for many things. It was a difficult year but the people still had food to eat. History

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The colonists had a thanksgiving dinner for all the people. It lasted three days. For the whole three days they gave thanks for their good harvest and their happy year in a new country. History

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In new England, the place where they lived, there were a lot of wild birds. They were like chickens, but much bigger, they were turkeys. Wild turkeys were on the table of this meal, and since then turkeys have become a symbol of thanksgiving day. History

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The Pilgrims In 1609 a group of Pilgrims left England for the religious freedom in Holland where they lived. After a few years their children were speaking Dutch and attached to the Dutch way of life. This worried the Pilgrims. They considered the Dutch frivolous and their ideas a threat to their children's education and morality.

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Happy Thanksgiving day!